diff --git a/tools/platforms/AndroidPlatform.hx b/tools/platforms/AndroidPlatform.hx
index 6d4d5b9f9..fbe210701 100644
--- a/tools/platforms/AndroidPlatform.hx
+++ b/tools/platforms/AndroidPlatform.hx
@@ -450,7 +450,7 @@ class AndroidPlatform extends PlatformTarget
 		context.CPP_DIR = targetDirectory + "/obj";
 		context.OUTPUT_DIR = targetDirectory;
 		context.ANDROID_INSTALL_LOCATION = project.config.getString("android.install-location", "auto");
-		context.ANDROID_MINIMUM_SDK_VERSION = project.config.getInt("android.minimum-sdk-version", 16);
+		context.ANDROID_MINIMUM_SDK_VERSION = project.config.getInt("android.minimum-sdk-version", 21);
 		context.ANDROID_TARGET_SDK_VERSION = project.config.getInt("android.target-sdk-version", 28);
 		context.ANDROID_EXTENSIONS = project.config.getArrayString("android.extension");
 		context.ANDROID_PERMISSIONS = project.config.getArrayString("android.permission", [